The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-11-01
WHO SENT THE DYNAMITE?
THE POLICE SITTING CLUES, nut WITH
LITTLE HOPE


LITTLE HOPE
Some OF the Detective work BEING Done In
this City-A Threatenine Letter-nriver
Pst.ch Arrested and Then DISCHARGED.
Only two persons 30 far as Is known, saw
the man who sent the internal machine to
Mr.. Joseph wechslers house. 800 Washington
avenue, Brooklyn. on Friday evening. These
arc Maggie Lee. the servant Mt Mrs. Heath's
house, 1913 Washington avenue. and John
Joyce the sixteen year old American District
messenger, who received the package from Mr..
wechsler's mysterious enemy on the corner OF
Fulton street and Washington avenue. about
a block distant, and delivered II unconscious
OF it's contents A few minutes after o'clock
man. as Maggie Lee says. asked and inquired
where Mr. Wechsler lived and went away when
he was directed to the house. He carried
package. undoubtedly the one which the boy
subsequently delivered. The description OF
the man given by the girl and the boy differ
materially, and the police say they are utterly
useless for the purpose Of Identification.
AT first" said Superintendent Campbell yes
terday, I expected that the letter. the Launey
card, and the plated articles and the pocket
books together with tho machine itself, would
furnish the necessary clues. The detectives
have carefully followed up these points. but. so
1t usually happens when an extraordinary crime
occurs that the victim is able to furnish some
theory to explain it, oven II he cannot throw
any light on the personality Of the perpetrator.
In this case, however. we have no such theory.
To us the case is as profound mystery as 10
Inspector Reilly, Capt McKelvey. and Detec.
tives Price. Shaughnessy Roach, Lowery. and
Mahoney are specially engaged in the investi-
On new WI theory. But what the result may b
will not be determined for several days. A let
tor was received by MI MechsSr at his ho1 Iso
OF coarse paper. and the handwriting although
evidently disguised. showed that t was the
t W0rk 81 E w on sandsy This
is an exact copy ofthe letter:
Mr. j. waecneer.sl them articles which send you
VIII on
canno. send you shous pawn tickets because
'G No. s sss Yves. seth s. " " ~
The signature and the address are similar to
s hGs Of sts With he sest
evdent9 ' Written 81 Inherent
Believing Believing lit It to be- The work Of some crank.
Yesterday %qnng ks. bs o and
teenth precinct took to the Brooklyn Police
Headquarters a thick-set, -ruddy-laced. red
had Ses l. sSssp Eho
as tho ED driver Of dellvery wagon for few
months until Teek PdaE he
in tho store: and it was Petsch's failure to de-
liver the hat in proper time Which resulted re- tbt In
The day after Petsch was discharged he called
at her house on Vanderbilt avenue and left
of which he used some coarse language con;
corning her for, having him DISCHARGED and
n ss S the eara %
more q the Incident until the attempt z. on Mr.
ton OF the police. Petsch has no family: He
lives With his e. 500 s1m,or
young fellow, but he has never been accused
Of crime. SINCE his discharge from Wechsler
Abraham's he has applied tor 2 place at Lieb;
them to the former firm as to his character, The
detectives could not find him at his fathers
OF a friend at ia Gwinett street. Where
prised when Informed Of the cause of the dc;
them to headquarters. He Denied ali knowl-
edge Of the Internal machine. and satisfactorily
II o'clock on Friday night; SUPERINTENDENT
Campbell was positive that he was telling the
until the District Telegraph boy and Maggie
Lee had Of 81 him In
who has been, taken to Headquarters and al:
lowed to GO Each had been in the employ of
the firm and had lot o under circumstance
tho proprietors.
A theory accepted by some, Of the detectives
i that the aempt to XII MI S9 Vas
been forced out OF business; and who lays the
responsibility on the great firm. which has be.
come an emporium for almost all kinds Of
goods and merchandise. even to harness and
@ R2' tat nf hs 1s Is
will be shown that the secret enemy OF Mr.
with him In any way, and that the motive is
:. Mr.. Weehsler said last evening to a reporterof
time since the startling occurrence took place:
~ have no theory. have now had time for
ali the persons with whom have had business
relations. and Iwould not dare to suspect u
single individual. l am Just at much ut sea as
newspapers have represented me US saying
archist plot. because / had refused to sigr
Condemned to death in Chicago, That story
is absolutely untrue. ! never had any CONVEX
sation with any one about a. Anarchist petit
story is made out of. whole cloth. There is
nothing. either in my business or domestic re-
lations which could help me to explain this
MY wife is still suffering from the shocking
injuries she received. and do not think she ia
yet put of danger, ! have not an enemy In the
carried on business. under more pleasant and
harmonious circumstances"
At the Myrtle avenue station late last light 1t
tives were in New York following upa clue.
and that they were not expected back before
morning.
Politics and Trucks.
Police Commissioner Voorhis made little
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